The earliest memory I have of Arnold Schwarzenegger was when he was already a Hollywood action superstar. Movies like The Terminator (1984) and Commando (1985) were big successes that came out at the perfect time when the action genre in Hollywood was switching from typical crime and car chase movies to muscular, Herculean male action heroes. At the time I also knew that Arnie was a successful professional bodybuilder before his acting career, but I hardly knew anything other than that.
The arrival of Arnold, a biographical documentary series coinciding with the recent premiere of Schwarzenegger's spy action series FUBAR is probably not a coincidence. But hey, I have nothing to complain about, especially going into this three-part series and realising Arnold is actually a well-made documentary that puts a spotlight on all the different stages of Schwarzenegger's remarkably impressive life.
